The IT Toolbox

Texas AgriLIFE Extension is supporting web development for Texas Master Gardeners and Texas Master Naturalist.  Let's say you are interested in starting a website for your local Texas Master Naturalist or Master Gardener group, BUT feel you don't have the technology skills - not to worry! We at Extension Information Technology have just the thing to help you out - Grovesite!

Here are some GREAT EXAMPLES of Volunteer Group's Website:

http://agit.tamu.edu/it/services/gwd.html

http://masternaturalist.tamu.edu/

http://grovesite.com/mg/smg

So what exactly can Grovesite provide for you?  Take a look at just a few of the benefits of using this resource:

With the new Agency names and logos, it is time to update your email signature. If you have never added the logo to your email signature, it is time to do that too. This tip will walk you through how to add the agency logo to your email signature. Now, I must warn you that this signature graphic will only be displayed in GroupWise if you are running GroupWise in html mode. For info about GroupWise html mode, please click here for more info. (Note - this TTnT tip was for GroupWise 6.5, but it still works for GroupWise 7.x)

One more thing, I have resized the two logo linked to below to best fit your email signature block. I would recommend you use them.

Have you updated your Bookmarks and/or Favorites with the new Centra login site?  If not, then you'll need to go to http://webconference.tamus.edu/main/tce and make the update to your bookmarked login site. 

Here's a good reference site when needing to use symbols not found on your keyboard.  Many people are not aware there are codes that can be used with the ALT key to produce the symbol they need.  Just make sure "Num Lock" is on, hold down the ALT key and type in the appropriate code.  Voilà...your symbol appears!

http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codealt.html

submitted by Lisa Zoeller

Did you know you have access to almost the entire TAMU Library from your desktop !!!

Many books and journals are now available online and you have access to a number of on-line databases to search.  The library also provides a service called DeliverEdocs which can be used to obtain some references electronically, or if they are not available or not appropriate for electronic delivery they can be checked out and mailed to you.

You can check out the library resources at:  library.tamu.edu   

And Oh Yes! they too have RSS feeds you can use to keep up with new library resources.

The librarian liaison for Agriculture is Nancy Duran. Nancy has provided us a handy guide to help get us oriented.

AGhandout.pdf